Vocab unit 3
Terms
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- articulate
- to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint of joints; (adj) expressed clearly and forcefully, jointed
- ANT mumble
- articulate
- ANT slur
- articulate
- ANT tongue-tied
- articulate
- cavort
- to romp or prance around exuberantly
- credence
- belief; mental acceptance
- ANT disbelief
- credence
- ANT skepticism
- credence
- ANT incredulity
- credence
- decry
- to condemn
- ANT tout
- decry
- ANT commend
- decry
- ANT extol
- decry
- ANT laud
- decry
- ANT praise
- decry
- dissemble
- to disguise or conceal
- distraught
- very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
- ANT calm
- distraught
- ANT composed
- distraught
- ANT collected
- distraught
- eulogy
- a formal statement of commendation; high praise
- ANT phillippic
- eulogy
- ANT diatribe
- eulogy
- ANT invective
- diatribe
- evince
- to display clearly, make evident, provok
- exhume
- to remove from a grave, to bring to light
- ANT bury
- exhume
- ANT inter
- exhume
- feckless
- lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
- ANT competent
- feckless
- ANT capable
- feckless
- ANT effective
- feckless
- murky
- dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
- ANT clear
- murky
- ANT transparent
- murky
- ANT lucid
- murky
- ANT limpid
- murky
- nefarious
- wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
- ANT virtuous
- nefarious
- ANT honorable
- nefarious
- ANT praiseworthy
- nefarious
- ANT meritorious
- nefarious
- piquant
- stinulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
- ANT bland
- piquant
- ANT insipid
- piquant
- ANT tatelss
- piquant
- ANT mild
- piquant
- primordial
- developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
- propinquity
- nearness in place or time, kinship
- ANT remoteness
- propinquity
- ANT distance
- propinquity
- unwonted
- not usual or expected; not in character
- ANT usual
- unwonted
- ANT customary
- unwonted
- ANT typical
- unwonted
- utopian
- founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
- ANT realistic
- utopian
- ANT pragmatic
- utopian
- verbiage
- language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
- verdant
- green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
- ANT scorched
- verdant
- ANT sere
- verdant
- ANT barren
- verdant
- ANT arid
- verdant
- viscous
- having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
- ANT runny
- viscous
- ANT watery
- viscous
- ANT aqueous
- viscous